Jai Govinda received his training in Bharata Natya at Kala Bharati from Mamata Niyogi-Nakra and gave his Ranga pravesh in November 1983. He continued to train and perform at Kala Bharati till October 1988. His Canadian tours in 1986 and '88 as well as his performances in India in 1987 were organized and sponsored by Kala Bharati. He had participated in the project "Window on the World" and taught at the Kala Bharati dance school till the summer of 1988.

One of the earliest students of Mamata Niyogi-Nakra, Deepa gave her Ranga Pravesh in April 1984. She has continued to train, perform and teach Bharata Natya at the Kala Bharati dance school. Deepa has taken part in the various performances given by Kala Bharati throughout the years including the ones in India. Deepa has taken interest in the cross-cultural activities of the dance school and is also involved in the pedagogical aspects of teaching dance.

Sujata completed her training in Bharata Natya at Kala Bharati and gave her Ranga Pravesh in June 1985. She continued to train and perform at Kala Bharati till June 1986 when she moved to Ontario. She is at present based in the Toronto area where she is actively involved in performing regularly as well as teaching Bharata Natya. She continues to keep in touch with Kala Bharati and its activities.

Kapila gave her Ranga Pravesh in September 1986 and has continued to train, perform and teach at Kala Bharati since then. She has performed with Kala Bharati in Canada, India, the U.K. and Martinique. Kapila has been helping out in the administration work at Kala Bharati and has also worked on the cataloguing of books and audio-visual material of the documentation centre.

Originally from Boston, Gwen started her training in Bharata Natya at Kala Bharati in early 1984. In addition to her training at Kala Bharati, she was fortunate to have had an opportunity in the winter of 1987 to go to Bangalore and learn from Gurus U.S. Krishna Rao and U.K. Chandrabhaga Devi for a few months. On her return to Montreal in May 1987 she undertook an intensive training programme at Kala Bharati, culminating in her Ranga Pravesh in November 1988. Soon after that, she moved back to the U.S.A. where she continues to maintain her interest in Indian art and culture.

The two sisters, Seema and Jaya, started learning Bharata Natya at Kala Bharati at a young age. They gave their Ranga Pravesh in October 1991, which provided Mamata Niyogi-Nakra with a unique opportunity to present choreography in Bharata Natya for duo. Seema and Jaya have taken part in several performances including the ones in India and Martinique. Seema has been involved in preparing material for cross-cultural communication. Both of them have participated in the project "Window on the World". They have recently started teaching at the Kala Bharati dance school.

Since his Ranga Pravesh in 1992, Saravanan has been involved in various activities at Kala Bharati. As a male member of La Troupe, he has given several performances in Canada as well as in India including segments for dance films produced in Montreal. He has taken part in Window on the World project. As a teacher of Bharata Natya in the dance school, his initiative in seeing the Kala Bharati tradition continue and flourish, has enabled him to contribute to the various areas of work related to pedagogy and training. His music training as a Mridangam player has been a great asset in this task.

Sima Gupta gave her Ranga Pravesh in 1994. She was a member of La Troupe Kala Bharati for many years and in this capacity she has traveled with the troupe for several performances in Canada, India and Martinique. For a number of years, Sima taught at Kala Bharati dance school. As a teacher, her assistance and contribution in the creative and folk sections of Kala Bharati dance school has been particularly noteworthy.

The Gulati sisters were with Kala Bharati for a long time. They completed their training and gave their Ranga Pravesh in 1995, presenting yet another occasion for their teacher Mamata Niyogi-Nakra to choreograph Bharata Natya in the duo format. Rajni and Ritu were members of La Troupe Kala Bharati for several years and performed on many occasions in Canada, India and Martinique. They both taught at Kala Bharati, and Rajni was involved on the administrative side of the dance school before moving to Seattle, in the United States. Both of them also participated in Window on the World project and continue to keep in touch with Kala Bharati.

After completing her training, Bhava presented her Ranga Pravesh in the year 2000, marking a new phase at Kala Bharati, heralding the new millennium. Her Ranga Pravesh was under the aegis of a re-organized and re-structured dance school in which a group of young dance teachers led by Saravanan and Jaya assumed the responsibility for teaching during the regular spring and autumn sessions. Bhava participated as a long standing member of La Troupe Kala Bharati. She had not only performed extensively in Montreal but also in other cities of Canada and in India. Before leaving for Paris to study, Bhava worked enthusiastically on the Window on the World project. This as well as her help in the administrative duties of the school has been well appreciated.

Continuing under the new phase that saw Bhava's Ranga Pravesh, Renu gave hers in 2003. Renu has had the benefit of being associated with the dance activities at Kala Bharati for a long time. She started as a student training in Bharata Natya, followed by her participation in the La Troupe Kala Bharati performances and her noteworthy contribution as a teacher. She has been an asset to the folk and creative dance section as an assistant teacher. Since the time when that section was merged into pre-Bharata Natya training, Renu's responsibility in teaching the very young has assumed an important dimension. Her personal interest in the field of Dance and the Child, as well as her patience and interactive skills in dealing with children, has enabled her to get seriously involved in developing material while teaching this age group. She continues to give Bharata Natya performances as part of La Troupe.